George Washington vs West Virginia
October 18, 1957 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
George Washington
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 30 | 148 | 32 | 126 | 2 | 71 | 4.2 |
| Mike Sommer | 10 | 92 | 6 | 86 | 1 | 71 | 8.6 |
| Jack Henzes | 6 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Ted Colna | 7 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Richard Claypool | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| Ed Hino | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Duane Whetstone | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Jerry Power | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 55 | 337 | 20 | 317 | 5 | 65 | 5.8 |
| Ray Peterson | 7 | 78 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 65 | 11.0 |
| Dick Longfellow | 9 | 55 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 5.0 | |
| Dave Rider | 4 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Glen Shamblin | 7 | 37 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 5.0 | |
| Larry Krutko | 5 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| Noel Whipkey | 7 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.1 | |
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | |
| Ronnie Santicola | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | |
| Mel Reight | 6 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Bill McClure | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| Mickey Trimarki | 4 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 14 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hino | 4 | 10 | 2 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Jack Henzes | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 17 | 2 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Longfellow | 7 | 11 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Mickey Trimarki | 4 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| Jack Kesock | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43.0 | |
| Ted Colna | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| Duane Whetstone | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Richard Claypool | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Dennis Jones | 2 | 32 | 0 | 16.0 | |
| Roger Chancey | 3 | 28 | 0 | 9.3 | |
| Mel Reight | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13.0 | |
| Phil Messinger | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 | |
| Ray Peterson | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 | |
| Terry Fairbanks | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | |
| Dave Rider | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 289 | 36.1 | 0 |
| Richard Claypool | 5 | 172 | 34.4 | |
| Jerry Power | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | |
| Mike Sommer | 1 | 35 | 35.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 0 |
| Chuck Howley | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Ed Rutsch | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| Mike Sommer | 2 | 54 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Jack Henzes | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| Ted Colna | 1 | 24 | |||||||
| Jerry Power | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Richard Claypool | 1 | 6 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Peterson | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Mel Reight | 2 | 38 | |||||||
| Glen Shamblin | 1 | 21 | |||||||
| Charles Hageder | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Dave Rider | 1 | 22 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 126 | 59 | 97 | 15 | 6 | 303 |
| Mike Sommer | 86 | 54 | 0 | 140 | ||
| Ted Colna | 10 | 13 | 24 | 47 | ||
| Jack Kesock | 43 | 43 | ||||
| Jack Henzes | 13 | 18 | 31 | |||
| Ed Rutsch | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Richard Claypool | 7 | -1 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Duane Whetstone | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Ed Hino | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Jerry Power | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 321 | 148 | 59 | 6 | 22 | 556 |
| Ray Peterson | 77 | 23 | 6 | 106 | ||
| Mel Reight | 11 | 26 | 38 | 75 | ||
| Dave Rider | 40 | 5 | 22 | 67 | ||
| Glen Shamblin | 35 | 21 | 56 | |||
| Dick Longfellow | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Dennis Jones | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Larry Krutko | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Noel Whipkey | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Roger Chancey | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Phil Messinger | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Paul "Whitey" Mikanik | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Ronnie Santicola | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Bill McClure | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Terry Fairbanks | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Mickey Trimarki | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Chuck Howley | 4 | 4 |
| George Washington | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 6 | 23 |
| Rushing | 4 | 13 |
| Passing | 1 | 8 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 116 | 321 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 55 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 5 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 148 | 341 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 32 | 20 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 59 | 133 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 5-14-2 | 11-17-2 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.2 | 7.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.8 | 12.1 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 175 | 454 |
| Total Offense Plays | 44 | 72 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.0 | 6.3 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-71 | 5-72 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 8-289 | 3-88 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.1 | 29.3 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-15-0 | 1-6-0 |
| Average Per Return | 15.0 | 6.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 5-97-0 | 3-59-0 |
| Average Per Return | 19.4 | 19.7 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 2-6-0 | 2-22-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | ||
| Possession Time | ||
| Third Down Conversions | of | of |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | - | - |
George Washington
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Richard Claypool | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Sommer | 1 | 0 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 64 | Charles Hageder | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Dave Rider | 1 | 22 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WVU - Ray Peterson 62 yd rush TD | 6-0 | |
| 1 | GWU - Mike Sommer 71 yd rush TD (Kick by Richard Claypool Good) | 6-7 | |
| 1 | WVU - Mickey Trimarki 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Chuck Howley Good) | 13-7 | |
| 2 | WVU - Glen Shamblin 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul "Whitey" Mikanik Good) | 20-6 | |
| 4 | WVU - Mel Reight 3 yd rush TD (Kick by Chuck Howley Good) | 27-6 | |
| 4 | GWU - Ed Hino 1 yd rush TD (Kick by Richard Claypool Good) | 27-14 | |
| 4 | WVU - Dick Longfellow 19 yd rush TD (Kick by Paul "Whitey" Mikanik Good) | 34-14 |
Attendance: 8,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 13 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| George Washington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Officials: Reid Staton (Field Judge), G.T. Watson (Head Linesman), H.V. Hooper (Referee), Robert Littrell (Umpire)
George Washington
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Donald Herman |
| LT | Bob Jewett |
| LG | Marion Hoar |
| C | Mickey Varley |
| RE | Bill Berry |
| RG | Robert Frulla |
| RT | Ed Rutsch |
| QB | Jack Henzes |
| FB | Richard Claypool |
| LH | Mike Sommer |
| RH | Ted Colna |
West Virginia
| Pos | Offense |
|---|---|
| LE | Bruce McClung |
| LT | Bill Trozzo |
| LG | Chuck Howley |
| C | Tom Domen |
| RG | Bob Guenther |
| RE | Terry Fairbanks |
| RT | Paul Sharkady |
| QB | Mickey Trimarki |
| FB | Larry Krutko |
| RH | Dave Rider |
| LH | Paul "Whitey" Mikanik |
Ed Hino, Jerry Power, John Whiting, Adolph Brazinsky, Henry Busky, Ronald DeMelphi, Ado Valge, James Taylor, Tom Cykowski, Jerry Sluger, Jack Kesock, Duane Whetstone
11-Dick Longfellow, 12-Chuck Simpson, 21-Ray Peterson, 24-Ralph Anastasio, 32-Glen Shamblin, 34-Noel Whipkey, 42-Mel Reight, 43-Ronnie Santicola, 44-Bill McClure, 51-Joe Wirth, 55-J.D. Miller, 56-Chuck Billak, 60-Bill Ford, 62-Carl Dannenberg, 64-Charles Hageder, 65-Bill Lopasky, 68-Jerry Keeney, 74-Jim Pickett, 75-Jim Hillen, 77-Dick Guesman, 79-Ed Sommer, 80-Rick Rodesky, 83-John Bowles, 86-Tony Tallarico, 87-Roger Chancey, 88-Phil Messinger, 89-Dennis Jones
